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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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